Table 4 Breastfeeding knowledge of mothers with infants aged less than six months in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2013 (n = 413)
No. | Question | Response | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Is breastfeeding important for child health? | Agree | 349 | 84.5 |
Don’t agree/don’t know | 64 | 15.5 | ||
2. | Is breastfeeding important for maternal health? | Agree | 91 | 22.0 |
Don’t agree/don’t know | 322 | 78.0 | ||
3. | Should an infant be put to breast immediately after birth? | Agree | 259 | 62.7 |
Don’t agree/don’t know | 154 | 37.3 | ||
4. | Should the first milk/colostrum be given to an infant? | Agree | 237 | 57.4 |
Don’t agree/don’t know | 176 | 42.6 | ||
5. | Is prelacteal feeding needed for an infant before starting breast milk? | Agree | 262 | 63.4 |
Don’t agree/don’t know | 151 | 36.6 | ||
6. | Is breast milk alone without water and other liquids enough for an infant during the first 6 months of life? | Agree | 147 | 35.6 |
Don’t agree/don’t know | 266 | 64.4 | ||
7. | Starting from 6 months, should an infant start complementary feeding and continued breastfeeding up to 2 years and beyond? | Agree | 124 | 30.0 |
Don’t agree/don’t know | 289 | 70.0 |